--- title: "Angela C. C. Viramontes | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/angela-c-c-viramontes-california-us-magistrate" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-08" --- # Angela C. C. Viramontes U.S. District Court for the Central District of California · U.S. Magistrate Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Central District of California - State: California - Role: U.S. Magistrate Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-29 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### civil remote testimony Scope: courtwide In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards. Evidence excerpt: For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location. [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### criminal recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception. Evidence excerpt: Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom. [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=94) - [Official roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=94) - [U.S. Courts judicial profile or roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=94) - [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) - [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/angela-c-c-viramontes-california-us-magistrate", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/angela-c-c-viramontes-california-us-magistrate", "name": "Angela C. 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Viramontes — Individual Practices & Rulings - Ezel Angela C. C. Viramontes became a U.S. magistrate judge for the Central District of California in January 2026 and sits in Riverside - Branch Chief of the Federal Public Defender’s Office in Riverside - Judge Viramontes serves in the Eastern Division of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, succeeding former Magistrate Judge Shashi H. Kewalramani - Additional Context About the Court The Central District of California has 24 full‐time magistrate judge positions - The United States District Court for the Central District of California announces the appointment of Angela C. C. Viramontes as a United States Magistrate Judge - Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law — Staff & Supervising Attorney Worked on class‐action federal litigation and Board of Immigration Appeals matters ### Education - University of California, Berkeley School of Law — J.D. (2002) - Sociology, Highest Honors, University of California, Berkeley; member of Phi Beta Kappa — B.A. (1998) ### Additional information - U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California Sworn in: January 20, 2026 Location: Riverside, Eastern Division Predecessor: Magistrate Judge Shashi H. Kewalramani Profile last updated (per Ezel): September 23, 2026 Her docket includes significant work in immigration‐detention habeas matters, with numerous signed orders granting petitions between April and September 2026 - For case filings or motion scheduling, consult the Central District of California’s official judge page apps.cacd. - Notably represented a Guantánamo Bay detainee, traveling multiple times and contributing to the client’s release - Professional and Bar Involvement Member, Riverside County Bar Association Former President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Board Member, Inland Empire Chapter of the Federal Bar Association Former Attorney Master, Leo A. Deegan Inn of Court ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-651872d6e45e0d82319ecccc) — Civil actions in United States District Courts; Rule 81 exceptions apply. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.